Afternoon Hours of a Hermit by Patrick Cottrell #joyce What if you had escaped

What if you had escaped your devout family in Ireland to live your best queer life - then your brother became a candidate for sainthood

this is Miranda’s honest exploration of the lessons she has learned on her journey from illness to recovery

'Ideal for the crossword enthusiast' Daily Telegraph

but also thrilling and beautiful

Clarke Award for Best Novel on 24th August 2016

Afternoon Hours of a Hermit by Patrick Cottrell #joyce What if you had escapedDATE OF RELEASE: 22 SEPT 2026 When Korean adoptee Dan Moran receives a photo of his deceased brother in the mail, the mysterious letter addressed to his deadname drags him back to Milwaukees airless suburbs. There, armed with an eye for inquiry and his favourite existential turtleneck, Dan navigates estrangement and mistaken identity, urgently trying to decode the three names his brother left scrawled in marker on his fingertips. The much anticipated